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A former Assistant U.S. Attorney with a focus on public corruption and national security, Jacqueline Arango is co-chair of Akerman’s White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice. She leads a team including former federal prosecutors, senior enforcement lawyers at the SEC, and government lawyers representing corporations, financial institutions, boards of directors, and individuals in government investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, grand jury probes, internal in...

Ann D. Navaro is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Environmental Law. Ann D. practices law in Washington, District of Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Ann D. Navaro since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ann D. Navaro is held by other lawyers.

Mark is the Chair of the firm's Financial Services & Products Group, focusing on the representation of banks and other financial institutions, as well as real estate investment vehicles, such as REITs. Mark assists these companies with private and public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, underwritings, corporate formations and restructurings, recapitalizations, corporate governance and a host of related complex regulatory issues. In the current economic cycle, Mark has worke...

Chris Adams is an experienced and aggressive South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney. Chris concentrates in criminal defense in federal and state courts. Chris concentrates on defending clients accused of white collar crimes, street crimes, sex offenses, and capital murder in the South and around the country. Since launching his private practice in 2007, Chris has represented clients in serious matters from Las Vegas to New York City to San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, the bulk of his practic...

After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School in 1975, Mr. Cocke moved to Clarksdale, MS to begin practicing in a general litigation firm. In 1982, Mr. Cocke and Mr. Merkel left that firm and established Merkel & Cocke, P.A., and since that time the emphasis of Mr. Cocke's practice has progressed more and more toward medical malpractice. At the present time his practice is exclusively devoted to handling medical negligence cases for the plaintiff, either as a result of direc...

Eric A. Polinsky is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Eric A. practices law in Hartford, Connecticut Best Lawyers has recognized Eric A. Polinsky since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Eric A. Polinsky is held by other lawyers.

LEE LIVINGSTON has a 30-year history of success helping people who have been seriously injured. This has resulted in peer review awards, including being selected as “Lawyer of the Year" for both personal injury law and medical malpractice law by U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers. ​Lee frequently is brought into complex cases by outside lawyers. His list of top verdicts and settlements is long. He was part of likely the largest settlement involving a drunk driver in Virginia, the ...

Leonard H. Johnson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Leonard H. practices law in Tampa, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Leonard H. Johnson since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Leonard H. Johnson is held by other lawyers.

Damaris Medina is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Los Angeles & Orange County offices. She is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Practice, a member of the Board of Directors, the Firm’s Chief Diversity Officer and a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Health Care Practice Groups.

Montgomery L. Lair is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Montgomery L. practices law in Tulsa, Oklahoma Best Lawyers has recognized Montgomery L. Lair since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Montgomery L. Lair is held by other la...